The courage quotient : how science can make you braver / Robert Biswas-Diener.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Biswas-Diener, Robert.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Courage.

Fear.

Physical Description:

xv, 184 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, [2012]

Summary:

"The keys to understanding and developing courageThis groundbreaking book reveals that courage is more about managing fear than not feeling it, and that courage can be learned. The author explains that most courageous people are unaware of their own bravery, and all of us have some form of courage in our lives now, to start with. The book is filled with illustrative examples, studies, and interviews from Greenland to Kenya, and defines the types of individuals who demonstrate general, personal, and civil courage. The author includes clear guidelines and suggestions for increasing our ability to be courageous. Includes guidelines that show how anyone can ramp-up their courage quotient and develop the qualities that strengthen personal courage Contains a wealth of examples and anecdotes of real-world courage from a variety of cultures A prolific writer, the author has a popular blog Psychology Today The author extols the virtues of personal courage and shows how to overcome fear and stand up for what is right"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Part 1 A Crash Course in Courage

1 Your Courage Quotient 3

2 Measuring Courage 25

Part 2 Increasing Courage by Controlling fear

3 Ride the Emotional See-Saw 41

4 Think Magically 67

Part 3 Increasing Courage by Boosting the Willingness to act

5 Try Defiance 87

6 Be Out of the "In Crowd" 107

7 Be Willing to Fail 121

Part 4 Conclusion

8 From the Research Laboratory to Real Life 139.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780470917428

0470917423

OCLC:

756597069

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